GDG Venezia

"When working in tech, professional growth is not an option.

As the skillsets evolve, developers may find themselves at a crossroads, considering a shift towards leadership.

This speech will focus on the dev-lead dichotomy, offering insights and perspectives directly from the experience of a tech lead."
Our guest speaker, Giorgio Baldassarre, Tech Lead at Nexi, will share his journey, discussing the challenges, rewards, and practical realities of transitioning from hands-on coding to guiding a team.
At the end of the talk there will be the usual network dinner.
See you there!

Agenda

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Speaker

Giorgio Baldassarre - Nexi (Mobile Lead Engineer)

Tech 📱
Lifelong learner, keen on tech and innovation.Experienced in different kinds of technologies, eager to pick up new ones and grow by checking them out.Lead 🚀Leading and coaching teams of engineers with the purpose of developing complex apps and SDKs, providing more than 500k users with payment services.Consistently engaging with IT and non-IT teams for k…

Hosted By

Marco Gomiero, Android Engineer

Marco is an Android engineer, currently working at Airalo. He is a Google Developer Expert for Kotlin, he loves Kotlin and he has experience with native Android and native iOS development, as well as cross-platform development with Flutter and Kotlin Multiplatform.

In his spare time, he writes and maintains open-source code, he shares his dev experience by writing on his blog, speaking at confs and organizing events with the Google Developer Group Venezia and he plays basketball.

Andrea Maglie, Organizer

Simone Formica, Organizer

Android & AOSP Dev
Linux lovers,
IoT and Photo lover

Co-organizer of GdG Venezia - Mentor at Coderdojo ZeroBranco (TV)

Omar Al Bukhari, Organizer

Experienced Mobile Developer with a track record of optimizing development lifecycles and enhancing client satisfaction.Key highlights include:

-Proven expertise in Android, Outsystems development, and ongoing learning in Kotlin Multiplatform.
-Successfully reduced time-to-market by 30% through optimised development practices.
-Lead co-organizer at GDG Venice and GDG Italy, fostering collaboration within the tech community.
-Avid learner with a passion for exploring new technologies and contributing to the growth of the Google Developer Group community.

Fabio Catinella, Android Engineer

Giuseppe Sorce, Senior Mobile Developer

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Partner

Var Group (https://www.vargroup.com/it-IT)
Var Group è l’operatore leader nel settore dei servizi e delle soluzioni digitali, con un fatturato di 823 milioni di Euro al 30 aprile 2024. Grazie alla professionalità delle oltre 3850 persone, accompagna le imprese nel loro percorso di trasformazione digitale. Ha una forte presenza territoriale in 13 paesi nel mondo (Italia, Francia, Germania, Spagna, Austria, Svizzera, Albania, Romania, Lettonia, Messico, USA, India e Brasile) e una profonda conoscenza dei processi aziendali.

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Abstract: 

"Modern software increasingly relies on large AI models whose behavior is defined by two core properties: an unbounded input space and a stochastic output. This breaks the deterministic assumptions of traditional engineering and product design. Inputs can no longer be exhaustively specified, and outputs can no longer be precisely predicted. As a result, systems must be built around probabilistic behavior, live feedback, and empirical validation. Development shifts from constructing fixed logic to managing uncertainty. Metrics shift from exact outcomes to distributions. The core constraint is no longer correctness, but the threshold of acceptable performance—what we define as minimum viable intelligence."

About Gian:

Gianluca Segato works as a founding data scientist and growth lead in Silicon Valley at Replit – one of the fastest-growing startups in the Bay Area tech scene.

He’s also a writer, and his latest essay, Agency is eating the world, was shared by several notable figures in Silicon Valley, including the CEO of Y Combinator.

An UniPD alumnus who has also founded Uniwhere — a startup born “back in the days” from his time at the university.

At the end of the talk, there will be the usual network dinner.

See you there!

Note: the event will be held in English

Agenda

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Speaker

Gian Segato - Replit (Core Contributor)

I build things at Replit.
Before that, I founded Uniwhere, the first mobile app to manage college life end-to-end in Italy. It went viral, we raised venture funding, and ended up selling it. It's been included among the top 100 startups in Berlin and has been featured in several international media outlets, from SkyNews24 to The Huffington Post.In 2017, I was awarded Italian of th…

Hosted By

Marco Gomiero, Android Engineer

Marco is an Android engineer, currently working at Airalo. He is a Google Developer Expert for Kotlin, he loves Kotlin and he has experience with native Android and native iOS development, as well as cross-platform development with Flutter and Kotlin Multiplatform.

In his spare time, he writes and maintains open-source code, he shares his dev experience by writing on his blog, speaking at confs and organizing events with the Google Developer Group Venezia and he plays basketball.

Andrea Maglie, Organizer

Simone Formica, Organizer

Android & AOSP Dev
Linux lovers,
IoT and Photo lover

Co-organizer of GdG Venezia - Mentor at Coderdojo ZeroBranco (TV)

Omar Al Bukhari, Organizer

Experienced Mobile Developer with a track record of optimizing development lifecycles and enhancing client satisfaction.Key highlights include:

-Proven expertise in Android, Outsystems development, and ongoing learning in Kotlin Multiplatform.
-Successfully reduced time-to-market by 30% through optimised development practices.
-Lead co-organizer at GDG Venice and GDG Italy, fostering collaboration within the tech community.
-Avid learner with a passion for exploring new technologies and contributing to the growth of the Google Developer Group community.

Fabio Catinella, Android Engineer

Giuseppe Sorce, Senior Mobile Developer

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-venezia-presents-the-quantum-shift-building-probabilistic-products-in-the-age-of-ai/.

GDG Venezia invites you to Google I/O Extended 2025 on May 20! The event offers the opportunity to follow the Google I/O Keynote live streaming, but above all to connect with other technology enthusiasts and developers.

Google I/O Extended 2025 is free, but registration is mandatory. The number of seats is limited, so register now to not miss the opportunity to participate!

The event will be hosted by Var Group.

The area is easily accessible by public transport.

Agenda

6:30 PM: Check-in

7:00 PM: Keynote Streaming

8:30 PM: Networking Dinner

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Hosted By

Marco Gomiero, Android Engineer

Marco is an Android engineer, currently working at Airalo. He is a Google Developer Expert for Kotlin, he loves Kotlin and he has experience with native Android and native iOS development, as well as cross-platform development with Flutter and Kotlin Multiplatform.

In his spare time, he writes and maintains open-source code, he shares his dev experience by writing on his blog, speaking at confs and organizing events with the Google Developer Group Venezia and he plays basketball.

Andrea Maglie, Organizer

Simone Formica, Organizer

Android & AOSP Dev
Linux lovers,
IoT and Photo lover

Co-organizer of GdG Venezia - Mentor at Coderdojo ZeroBranco (TV)

Omar Al Bukhari, Organizer

Experienced Mobile Developer with a track record of optimizing development lifecycles and enhancing client satisfaction.Key highlights include:

-Proven expertise in Android, Outsystems development, and ongoing learning in Kotlin Multiplatform.
-Successfully reduced time-to-market by 30% through optimised development practices.
-Lead co-organizer at GDG Venice and GDG Italy, fostering collaboration within the tech community.
-Avid learner with a passion for exploring new technologies and contributing to the growth of the Google Developer Group community.

Fabio Catinella, Android Engineer

Giuseppe Sorce, Senior Mobile Developer

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Partner

Var Group (https://www.vargroup.com/it-IT)
Var Group è l’operatore leader nel settore dei servizi e delle soluzioni digitali, con un fatturato di 823 milioni di Euro al 30 aprile 2024. Grazie alla professionalità delle oltre 3850 persone, accompagna le imprese nel loro percorso di trasformazione digitale. Ha una forte presenza territoriale in 13 paesi nel mondo (Italia, Francia, Germania, Spagna, Austria, Svizzera, Albania, Romania, Lettonia, Messico, USA, India e Brasile) e una profonda conoscenza dei processi aziendali.

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Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-venezia-presents-google-io-extended-2025-watch-party/.